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All is not lost for England but Shaun Wane needs to be bold in second Test
The coach should rethink his halfback combination and stand down his old pack for the game at Everton’s stadium
Having bet the house on Hull KR hero Mikey Lewis being the problem that Australia could not solve, England coach Shaun Wane has retreated home to Wigan to ponder whether he should have stuck rather than twisted. Dropping Harry Smith for the Ashes opener, and favouring treble-winner Lewis to partner captain George Williams in the halves, was surprising but understandable. Lewis, the player of the match in the Super League Grand Final, was in the form of his life. But the Williams-Lewis combination struggled to open up Australia. If they fail again on Saturday in Liverpool, Wane’s dream of winning the Ashes will be over.
“Our last plays disappointed me most,” said Wane after the 26-6 defeat at Wembley. “They outkicked us.” It’s rare anyone outkicks Wigan player Smith. Lewis mixed up his kicks under the arch, but very little troubled Australia. The best attacking kick was a 40-20 from replacement hooker Jez Litten when England trailed by three scores. Even then, Williams fumbled close to the line and five seconds later Reece Walsh had got to the halfway line.
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One word might soon fit Ryan Day’s Ohio State Buckeyes. Starts with a ‘D’
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Swansea’s Ethan Galbraith resumes battle with Manchester City: ‘It feels like they never miss a pass’
The midfielder reflects on lessons learned before the reunion with the club he ran close in the FA Cup with Leyton Orient
Ethan Galbraith cannot help but smile. He is recounting the final seconds of Swansea’s epic comeback win against Nottingham Forest in the last round of the Carabao Cup, an episode that culminated in him briefly donning a supporter’s spectacles, having retrieved them from the wreckage of a pitch-side pile-on. As the game ticked into the 97th minute, Galbraith cracked the upright with a billowing strike from 25 yards and Cameron Burgess promptly leathered in the rebound before hurtling off towards the East Stand to celebrate, fans mobbing the players.
It capped an extraordinary turnaround given Swansea trailed 2-0 midway through the second half. Amid the delirium, there was some collateral damage. “There was a supporter sort of calling out and myself and Keysy [Josh Key] were thinking: ‘What’s he on about here?’” says Galbraith. “Then we saw the glasses. It was a bit of banter putting them on. We are on the pitch as footballers but we’re humans, too, so to have a bit of craic with the fans is always good.”
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LSU interim coach Frank Wilson focused on ‘this moment’ after Brian Kelly’s firing
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Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt to miss Iowa State game with injury
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NCAA delays implementation of new betting rule until Nov. 22 after the SEC and others push back
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Judge grants Gonzaga guard Tyon Grant-Foster eligibility for this season
Gonzaga guard Tyon Grant-Foster's eligibility for this season has been reinstated by a Spokane County judge. The NCAA had denied an appeal from Grant-Foster, 25, earlier in the month on the grounds that his two years in junior college and two at Grand Canyon University accounted for four years of eligibility. Grant-Foster’s lawyers argued it would be illegal to deny him the blanket waiver given to former junior college transfers in December 2024.
Cameron Norrie hails ‘biggest win’ after roaring back to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Paris
British No 2 recovers to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in second round
Alcaraz’s fine run ends with tally of 54 unforced errors
Cameron Norrie produced the greatest win of his career as he recovered from a set down to topple the world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters.
Although he has defeated Alcaraz on two previous occasions, Norrie’s triumph marks his first ever victory over a reigning No 1.
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